| Important |
| To arrange the long distance path series requires much
effort by the leaders and by the secretaries in booking
coaches , collecting booking forms etc. Please help by following
the booking information in the newsletter or as below , and book
early. Many thanks. |
The group has enjoyed a number of long distance trails in the
last few years.
We finished the White Horse Trail in 2005, at the end of a sunny
day walking, with the coach stopping in the same lay-by that we
started the series from. A few bottles of wine were uncorked
and fruit juices opened in celebration.
The 2006-8 long distance path
was
the Wessex Ridgeway Path. Marlborough to Lyme Regis.
Over the 3 years
06-08 we have walked the Wessex Ridgeway, from Marlborough in Wiltshire to Lyme
Regis on the Dorset coast. The early part of the trail
was in
similar countryside to that which we enjoyed on the White Horse
Trail, although mainly on different paths. Thereafter,
walking was in parts of Wiltshire and Dorset that we are unable to reach
on the normal Sunday walks. The first 3 stages were in 2006 ,
followed by 4 in 2007 and 4 in 2008. The individual stages ranged from 10 to 16 miles.
Plans for a further Long Distance Path series for
2009 on, are under discussion. Watch this space.
Ramblers' charitable status means that we must at least break
even on social events and outings. To ensure that the series is
viable we need to receive advance bookings and payment . In the event that bookings
fall short of the minimum for break even we may have to cancel, in
which case cheques will be returned.
Previous Coach pick arrangements
have been typically:
Morning pick-ups by the coach;
08.00 Bitterne Sainsbury’s, 08.15 Southampton Central
station (note by the Spar shop &
Frobisher House), 08.30 Totton Woolworths.
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